Until recently, there was a fair amount of comfort amongst practitioners that, when structured correctly, utilizing a tax reimbursement clause for a grantor trust did not produce any negative U.S. gift or estate tax results....more
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the Income Tax Treaty between the United States and Chile (the “Treaty”) entered into force. The Treaty was originally signed in February of 2010, and, after...more
1/4/2024
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The IRS recently released its inflation adjustments for 2024. International private client practitioners should note the following:
US Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion Amount: $13,610,000 (up from $12,920,000)...more
11/14/2023
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In a previous post, we highlighted guidance released by the IRS on the topic of “relevance” and some of the implications it had in the pre-immigration planning context. More specifically, the guidance addressed issues...more
In a previous post, we provided an overview for determining a person's U.S. income tax residency status under the substantial presence test (the "SPT"), a test which relies on a mathematical formula for computing an...more
On May 28, the U.S. Treasury Department released its general explanation of the Biden Administration's U.S. tax proposals. Commonly referred to as the "Green Book," the explanation outlines the new U.S. tax proposals set...more
What does it mean to be a U.S. income taxpayer? Very simply, it means that you are taxable on your worldwide income and gains, even if you don't live full-time in the U.S. Any U.S. citizen is likely already familiar with this...more
The IRS recently issued general legal guidance illustrating the application of the often misunderstood relevance rules for foreign entities in various settings....more
The United States is no stranger to capital from foreign investors. Perhaps in South Florida especially, this is no more evident than in the real estate market, particularly when it comes to investors from Latin America. Over...more
In a previous post, we discussed the tax implications for U.S. beneficiaries who receive a distribution from a foreign trust. That discussion assumed that the trust in question was, in fact, a foreign trust for U.S. federal...more
It didn’t take very long for 2021 to bring about federal legislation that could significantly impact, or at least cause massive administrative headaches for, domestic and international private clients and their holding...more
In my previous post, I discussed some of the relevant U.S. federal tax implications to consider when a foreign individual makes a gift of cash to a U.S. person. That discussion assumed that the gift was coming directly from...more
With the holiday season upon us, we thought it would be a good idea to review some of the gift tax rules uniquely applicable to foreign clients. This post examines the rules surrounding one type of gift in particular – the...more
The IRS recently released its annual Revenue Procedure containing inflation-adjustments for 2021. Of interest to international tax and estate planning practitioners are the following...more
Ever since the advent of FATCA and related global tax transparency movements, U.S. individuals living abroad have likely become far too acquainted with the challenges posed by holding U.S. citizenship or residency. Perhaps...more
On September 21, 2020, the IRS finalized (with certain modifications) proposed regulations that had been issued last year regarding some of the unintended consequences of the downward attribution rules under Section 958(b)....more
On August 28, the IRS announced that it would temporarily accept e-signatures on certain forms. Included among that initial list of forms was Form 8832, Entity Classification Election (commonly known as a “check-the-box”...more
On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released three forms of guidance directed at non-U.S. individuals and non-U.S. businesses affected by travel disruptions arising from the...more
These are interesting times that we live in, to say the least. The outbreak of the coronavirus has dramatically changed the course of day-to-day life, even if only for a temporary period. Quarantines and travel restrictions...more